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That they through her might rise to rule the state,
Yet the bright diadem and gorgeous throne
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eyewitness account of Jane's coronation, 1553.Visit Tudor
England: Images to view portraits of Jane.Sarah's Lady Jane Grey
website.Henry VIII's will, but
only if his son Edward and daughters Mary and Elizabeth died without
issue.Deeply
pious himself, he could not leave the throne to his Catholic sister,
Mary.Jane was quickly wed to Dudley's son and crowned queen of
England in July 1553.But she ruled for just nine days, trapped
and unhappy.Christ was broken, and his blood shed on the cross.Ancestry
Lady Jane Grey was the eldest child of Lord Henry and Lady Frances
Grey, the duke and duchess of Suffolk.Brandon's service to
the Crown led to his creation as duke of Suffolk in 1514.He and
Mary had a son, Henry, who died as teenager.Henry did not care for Margaret and,
more importantly, did not want the English throne in Scottish hands.Still, no one in the 1540s expected the Suffolk line to rule.It was only
in 1552, with Edward VI's health rapidly failing, that people realized
there would be a succession crisis.Catholic, in
her late thirties, and never robust.More importantly, Edward was
a devout Protestant and did not want Roman Catholicism restored in
England.Elizabeth had also been declared a bastard by parliament in 1536.In his Device for the Succession, written in his own hand,
Edward wrote that they were both "illegitimate and not lawfully
begotten."This was a
tumultuous course for many reasons.Scots to his son and heir, Francois.By all the accepted
laws of primogeniture, she had a better claim to the English throne
than her Suffolk cousins.In fact, most European Catholics
believed Mary's claim better than her Tudor cousins, Mary and
Elizabeth, since both were illegitimate by acts of constitutional and
canon law.Edward VI
never considered leaving her the throne.The above
paragraph illustrates the complexity of blood ties within the Tudor
family.All of the possible candidates for the throne were women,
an unprecedented occurrence.One of the greatest benefits that God ever gave me is that he
sent me so sharp and severe parents and so gentle a schoolmaster.Mr Aylmer, who teacheth me so gently, so pleasantly, with such fair
allurements to learning, that I think all the time nothing while I am
with him.Jane Grey was not close to her
parents.At the
time, Grey was a ward of Brandon's.When she became queen, she tirelessly promoted the
interests of the Grey family.In fact, her eldest Grey son,
Thomas, was created marquess of Dorset during Edward IV's reign.As mentioned,
Henry VIII had left the throne to his children and, if they died
without issue, "to the heirs of the body of the lady Frances our niece,
eldest daughter to our late sister the French Queen lawfully
begotten...."Jane born in 1537, Catherine born
in 1540, and Mary born in 1545) had enhanced social status.In
1547, when the will was read, no one seriously expected them to gain
more.Arthur, lacking Henry VIII's robust athleticism and good health.But he was expected to live, marry, and provide heirs.Therefore,
any immediate interest in the Grey children centered on how Edward
would favor them.Understandably, it was thought that he might
marry the eldest, his cousin Jane.They were the same age, both
precocious, very serious, and fervently Protestant.Jane had been
raised, with her two sisters, at Bradgate.This was the principal
family home on the edge of Charnwood Forest.Lady Frances was very conscious of her royal heritage and, as she grew
older, became quite like her uncle Henry.They were not, however, the most interested of
parents.While Frances and Henry spent time in London, their
daughters remained at Bradgate, in the hands of capable servants.She
undoubtedly learned needlework and was taught dancing and how to play
some musical instruments.But in March 1547, Lady Jane Grey
finally emerges into the historical landscape.Katharine
Parr, Henry VIII's sixth and last wife.Katharine had
retired from court upon Edward VI's accession, though she remained
close to London.Here, Katharine planned to live with the man she had
longed to marry before Henry laid claim to her, Thomas Seymour, Edward
VI's uncle.Henry's children,
particularly the youngest two.Katharine and
Elizabeth settled at Chelsea, Jane Grey came to join them.She
was sent to acquire polish and learn social graces, a common practice
for daughters of the nobility.Jane acquired
much more than social skills at Katharine's household.Jane, quiet and studious by
nature, thrived.And though her parents were Protestant, it was
at Katharine Parr's that she became devoutly committed to the
faith.This serious and intense study of faith would remain with
her throughout her short life.During Edward
VI's reign, the Lord Protector was Edward Seymour, duke of
Somerset.Katharine Parr had married his younger brother, Sir
Thomas Seymour.Thomas was very ambitious and angered that his
brother had so much authority while he had to be content with a
baronetcy, a seat on the Privy Council, and the office of Lord
Admiral.Their whirlwind courtship offended some but Edward VI gave
them his blessing.He certainly lacked the evangelical zeal of his new
wife, always remembering important business when it was time for
prayers.At any rate,
Thomas had wed the dowager queen and she loved him passionately.Meanwhile, other supporters of his brother Edward, the Lord Protector,
were also rewarded for their loyalty.Harington was to use 'all the persuasions he could' to gain
Jane Grey's wardship and marriage rights.Seymour
paid a few hundred immediately, promising to pay the rest in
installments.She remained in Katharine Parr's household,
moving from Chelsea, to Hanworth in Middlesex, or Seymour Place in
London.Princess Elizabeth, locked in a passionate
embrace.Elizabeth undoubtedly felt embarrassed and
guilty.She was yet another victim of puerperal
fever.Meanwhile, her
parents were becoming restless.More than a year had passed since
Seymour purchased their daughter's wardship.In that time, no
match had been made with Edward VI.Also, they wondered if it
would be better to marry Jane to the Lord Protector's son.Seymour was not to be
outfoxed.However, Seymour was able to regain her parents' favor.But the noose was
tightening around Thomas Seymour's neck.He had been boasting
about his intent to destroy his overbearing brother and he had
encouraged gossip that he would marry Princess Elizabeth.Jane Grey was immediately brought home
by her alarmed parents.He was
understandably hesitant to execute his brother.On 10 October, he and his supporters captured the
fleeing Edward Seymour at Windsor Castle.He was also a family man with several sons.She openly
disapproved of their lack of piety, their devotion to material gain and
social advancement, as well as their gambling.Aylmer was a friend of Roger Ascham, the former
tutor of Princess Elizabeth.He preserved their meeting
in his educational treatise, The Schoolmaster.There is no doubt that Jane and her
parents were not affectionate to one another.At home, Jane met John ab Ulmer, a
Swiss Protestant and student of Henry Bullinger, chief pastor of the
Protestant church in Zurich.They were both friends of Aylmer and
Ascham.The four men corresponded about the education of this
most pious young girl.In one, Aylmer is concerned that she is taking too much
of an interest in music and her appearance.Of course, the
European reformers were hopeful that Edward VI would marry this most
proper cousin.Their union would make England a most blessed
Protestant realm.But Jane turned fourteen and was still not
betrothed to anyone while Edward was in serious talks to wed the French
princess Elisabeth.Meanwhile,
Charles Brandon's two sons with Catherine Willoughby had died.Frances Grey was sole surviving heir
to the Brandon estates.On 4 October 1551, the title of duke of
Suffolk was given to her husband in right of his wife.Edward's favor had sufficiently emboldened him to petition the
king.Marriage
The political situation in England during Edward's reign is fully
explored in the Edward VI pages.Edward VI had been ill
before and recovered well enough.But this time he did not fully
recover.The Princesses Mary and Elizabeth were rarely seen at the
king's court, Mary in particular.But she,
too, was rarely at court.His Grey family, however, was
increasingly present.When Mary of
Guise, mother of Mary queen of Scots and regent of Scotland, visited
England in November 1551, Mary and Elizabeth were not invited.Hampton Court was
Jane's official debut on the English political scene.It was serious
enough to warrant mention from Aylmer (in a letter to Ascham.Of course, an educated and
pious daughter was an asset but they also wanted a daughter who could
attract a king in marriage.On 2 April 1552,
Edward became ill with the measles.St George's Day services at Westminster
Abbey.April and his strenuous
athletics, it wore him down.By then, the tuberculosis which killed
him had begun in earnest.Still, the king's illness meant an increased respect for
Mary, his heir under Henry VIII's will.The exact nature
and course of Edward's illness is discussed at the Edward VI
page.It was obvious Edward
was suffering terribly.In truth, if
Mary succeeded, the best Dudley could hope for was complete financial
and political ruin.He could, of course, attempt to marry Princess Elizabeth to
his one remaining unmarried son, Guildford.Dudley knew her well enough to guess as much.Therefore, only Jane Grey (fourth in line, after her mother Frances)
remained.She would be amenable enough, the duke thought.But, swayed by the prospect of
wealth and power, they agreed to marry Jane to Guildford.When considered against other men of the age, he was a
good match.She
disliked and feared Dudley, as most people did.She
didn't want Mary as queen any more than he did.And, unlike
Dudley, Jane's desire was based on real principle, not simple
greed.Edward
was supposed to attend but was far too ill.He did not watch as
his cousin marched down the aisle, richly appareled in cloth of gold
and silver, her red hair braided with pearls.For many, Jane
and Guildford's marriage marks the beginning of the attempt to change
the line of succession.In reality, Edward VI had been pondering
the problem for months.Ever since he became ill, he had wondered
how to prevent his Catholic sister from becoming queen.Just as Mary believed Catholicism was the path to righteousness, Edward
believed in Protestantism.For the sake of his immortal soul, Mary had to be
prevented from leading England on the path to damnation.This
necessity overcame all else.What was Henry VIII's will when
compared to divine retribution?But it was evident that Frances Grey would have no more
children and none of her daughters would bear children in time.Lady Jane and her heirs male.But there was no time to wipe that law from the
statute book.To gain government support, he spent June
1553 persuading the Privy Council, judiciary, and various churchmen to
endorse Edward's device.Furthermore, the king ordered them to obey.Lord Mayor of
London, various aldermen and sheriffs, the secretaries of state
(including William Cecil, Elizabeth I's great statesman), and various
judges and churchmen.King Edward VI did not live long after this
triumph.After months of agony, he died in the early evening of
Thursday 6 July.Jane Grey, meanwhile, had been married to
Guildford Dudley for almost six weeks.Jane later
said this was the first she knew of the king's impending death.The duchess accused the Greys of deliberating keeping Guildford and
Jane apart.In the end, there was no reason Jane should
not be with her husband.She went to the Dudley's residence,
Durham House, and possibly consummated her marriage.But, after
only a few days, she became ill and accused the Dudleys of poisoning
her.The charge was ludicrous (she was the key to their political
salvation) and showed a surprising lack of logic on Jane's part.Chelsea and go to Syon House, a former convent on the
Thames which Dudley controlled.Remember, even if she
knew Dudley intended to make her queen, there was nothing she could do
to prevent it.She knew her own
lineage.She
also knew that, for some reason, the Dudleys and her parents were
desperate to marry her to Guildford as quickly as possible.Something was afoot and she undoubtedly suspected
Dudley's plan.She was, quite
literally, trapped.Arundel, Huntington, and Pembroke, and the
marquess of Northampton.Dudley, in his capacity as President of the Council,
then announced Edward's death.She may have
suspected as much but the actual moment of declaration was too much for
her.She muttered that she was 'insufficient' for the task.She was not openly thrilled, excited, or even
pleased.Did Jane want to be queen?Jana Regina'
On Monday 10 July 1553, the new queen, Jane Grey, was taken in full
state from Syon to Westminster (this journey was along the Thames in
barges.It was an
ancient custom that all new sovereigns must come tot the Tower and take
possession of it at the beginning of their reigns.Jane and her
various attendants arrived at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.He was standing with a group of spectators outside the
main Tower gates, waiting to catch a glimpse of this new queen.Her gown was made of green
velvet stamped with gold (the colors undoubtedly flattered her red
hair.He didn't recognize
her uneasiness.He told her to take it, remarking that another
would be made to crown her husband king.None of the lords cared whether England
was a righteous nation; no one cared about Edward's will.Instead, her royal blood was to be used to maintain Dudley's control of
England, to make his family into royalty.She was outraged and
angry.The Dudleys, that arrogant,
pretentious family, had no right to exploit her.She told those
assembled that she would gladly make Guildford a duke, but he would
never be king.When they had left, Jane
called in the earls of Arundel and Pembroke.They were ordered to
prevent Guildford from leaving.He was the consort to the monarch and could not
act like a spoiled child.Council, but
maltreated by my husband and his mother.The battle, however,
had been domestic.Jane would soon have much greater problems to
confront.And they,
unlike their aristocratic lords, would not gain wealth of prestige by
supporting Jane or Mary.Jane to be queen
and right for Mary to be queen.So he had to get hold of Mary and Elizabeth.She had been receiving
regular letters from Dudley about her brother's condition.In early July, he sent summons for Mary to come to
Edward's deathbed.Mary, oddly for her, acted decisively and
immediately turned back.She had friends there and, if need
be, would be near the coast and safety in the Spanish
Netherlands.When he realized she had fled, Dudley sent
his son Robert after her.But they couldn't capture her and, on 9
July, he was forced to act without her in his power.The next day, of course, Jane was proclaimed
queen.But it was on that day that the Council received a letter
from Mary.Sovereign Lady
Queen Jane' and turn herself over to the authorities.It was
hardly reassuring for Mary.Jane spent little time with her lords
during her nine days as queen.She made no explicit
political statements; she was Dudley's puppet.When
they fell from power, Jane never protested or attempted another
coup.Dudley undoubtedly feared that (like
his father during Henry VIII's reign), he would be the sacrificial lamb
of Edward's unsuccessful government.Elizabeth, meanwhile, remained in the
country.It would be decided on the field of battle.He
realized that most of his hold on the council was based on personal
intimidation.When told that her father was going to battle, Jane burst into tears
and begged the council to let him remain at home, 'in her
company.Since the queen was so distraught,
they argued, it would be better for Dudley to command the army.After all, he was a great soldier, renowned for his defeat of the
rebels in East Anglia (that triumph had begun his rise to power.It was up to Dudley, the councilors said, 'to remedy the matter.And Dudley had no choice but to leave.Dudley did doubt their fidelity and he had
every reason to doubt it.On
13 July he had his personal armor delivered and appointed a retinue to
meet him at Durham Place.Afterwards, he addressed the councilors
for the last time.They were leaving their wives and children behind,
trusting in the loyalty of the council.And, Dudley warned, if
any man thought to betray him or the queen, their punishment would be
eternal.If we should shrink from you as one that were culpable,
which of us can excuse himself as guiltless?Therefore herein
your doubt is too far cast.God it be so,' he said and left for battle.It was not an
auspicious beginning.Dudley did not trust the lords so he sent
his cousin Henry Dudley on a secret mission to France that day,
promising Calais and Ireland in exchange for immediate military
assistance.In the midst of this confusion and treachery, Dudley
had assembled an army of three thousand.Early on Friday, the
14th of July, he left Durham Place for Cambridge.The people
press to see us, but not one sayeth God speed us.As Dudley marched on, his situation became
more perilous.Norwich, one of the wealthiest towns in England,
declared Mary queen, as did Colchester, Devon, and Oxfordshire.Meanwhile, the loyal towns
were sending money, men, and supplies.Once the news had reached London
that the ships had deserted Dudley, the councilors decided to save
themselves.They attempted to leave the Tower, where they had
been stationed since Dudley's departure.On the 16th of July, at
about 7 o'clock in the evening, the main gates of the Tower were
locked; they keys were delivered to Jane.Jane suspected one of
the lords (possibly Winchester, the lord treasurer) of trying to leave
the city.But she must have realized
the futility of it all.She was just a teenage girl,
inexperienced and frightened.It was simply a question of waiting
for the end.Dudley, forced to declare Jane
queen.But now they were free and determined to proclaim Mary
queen of England.They all agreed it
owed more to Providence than anything else.She had
long fought with her parents but, upon becoming Dudley's pawn, had
sought support from them, particularly her father.Together, they took down the cloth of estate from above her head.He proclaimed Mary queen and then left for his London residence.Jane was left alone in the Tower.She asked for the queen's whereabouts and was told
that the Lady Jane was now a prisoner, detained elsewhere in
the Tower.Jane was in the deputy lieutenant's house,
awaiting her fate.Mary was
riding to London, now accepted as queen.Dudley was arrested by
his former ally, the earl of Arundel.Mary ordered her from the city.Her
cousin Frances, however, was more fortunate.She had a private
audience with the queen.Within days, Henry Grey (who had been
arrested at his London home and sent to the Tower on the 28th) was
released.On 3 August, Mary made her state entry into
London.What would be their fate?Jane Grey possessed the committed idealism of a religious fanatic and
the events following her brief reign allowed her a place in history as
a Protestant martyr.The truth is, of course, more complex.Rather,
she was motivated by political necessity and her own desire to marry
and reinstate the Catholic church in England.She had spent the last few years in the countryside, surrounded by a
Catholic household and sympathetic nobles.Charles V had instructed Renard to guide
Mary through the crucial first months of her reign.Renard was also instructed to urge
moderate punishment upon those who had supported Jane.Mary was, in fact, too
lenient for Renard.Jane had never intended to be queen, but had been the
unwilling dupe of Dudley.Renard admitted that Jane was 'morally'
innocent but, nevertheless, she had worn the crown of England.In
times of trouble, those nine days may be used as a precedent for
deposing Mary and restoring Jane.Mary was commended for her
trusting nature but she must remember that kindness could be destroyed
by duplicity.He was convicted along with his
eldest son and William Parr, marquess of Northampton.Dudley's
execution was set for Monday 21 August but, at the last minute, Dudley
announced he wanted to reconciled to the Catholic faith.Did he
hope to avert his own death, appealing to Mary's religion?Whatever the case, his execution
was delayed for one day while he made his peace with God.St Peter ad Vincula, the church within the Tower of London
grounds.My masters, I let you all to understand that I do most
faithfully believe this is the very right and true way, out of the
which true religion you and I have been seduced these sixteen years
past, by the false and erroneous preaching of the new
preachers....Jane was allowed a
generous allowance of 90 shillings a week.She was allowed books
and spent most of her time reading and studying.When she wished
it, she walked in the Queen's garden.Queen in person as general,
and after his taking so hated and evil spoken of by the commons?Should I, who am young and in my few years, forsake my faith
for the love of life?Much more he should
not, whose fatal course, although he had lived his just number of
years, could not have long continued.Jane's intense religious convictions and her hatred of Dudley
are evident in this passage.She further demonstrated her
religious intolerance when writing to Dr Harding, a former chaplain at
her parents' home of Bradgate and her first tutor.Yea, when I consider these
things, I cannot but speak to thee, and cry out upon thee, thou seed of
Satan.Wilt thou refuse the true God, and worship the
invention of man, the golden calf, the whore of Babylon, the Romish
religion, the abominable idol, the most wicked mass?Such rhetoric reveals insight into Jane's character.While Mary prepared for her coronation,
Jane remained in the Tower.The Dudley brothers were now allowed
to exercise on the roof of their prison, Beauchamp Tower, though there
is no evidence that Jane and Guildford saw one another.Her time was taken up with
her coronation and impending marriage, as well as the conflict her
marriage was causing.Therefore, she would leave the throne to a Catholic
husband and England would become yet another state of the Imperial
empire.He
carried an axe, as was the custom.Jane dressed soberly for the
occasion, as befitted a proper young lady of the reformed church.She was attended by her two ladies, Mrs Tilney and Mrs
Jacob.Jane and the
four Dudleys pled guilty to the charge of high treason.They
returned to the Tower, this time with the edge of the axe turned
towards them.In this way, spectators knew they were
condemned.But the passing
of the sentence was simply a formality.In
fact, Frances Grey was shown great favor at court, even gaining
precedence over Princess Elizabeth.Most observers believed Jane
would soon be pardoned and released, free to join her family at
court.The rehabilitation of the Greys seemed complete.They can be outlined briefly here.No woman had ruled England in her own right
before.She released
him from the Tower and restored he and his mother to favor.For Mary, whose life had possessed little happiness and
peace after her adolescence, had always turned to her mother's family
for advice and support.But he was
also the grandson of her aunt, which meant a great deal to the
sentimental Mary Tudor.She was faced with a hostile
reaction.Both her subjects and the king of France made their
anger known.Many Englishmen believed Charles V wanted to drag
England into war against France, another costly and ineffectual
enterprise.English coast in order for his trade route to operate at its maximum
profitability.Furthermore, Mary's
councilors were an ineffectual bunch and their policies were roundly
criticized.On 2 January 1554, Charles V's envoys
arrived to iron out the details of the marriage contract.To
secure his valuable trade route, Charles was prepared to be
generous.And then word
reached them that Henry Grey, the duke of Suffolk, had disappeared from
his country home, Sheen.They had planned the uprising for March
when Philip was due to arrive but Courtenay, timid after years in the
Tower, betrayed them.So the conspirators were forced into
action.Carew could not raise his force without Courtenay's help
so he fled to France and Crofts plans fell through.For two days, the fate of the Spanish marriage hung in
the balance.Mary decided to sway the
balance.She went to Guildhall and made a rousing speech
exhorting the Londoners to support her.Mary had refused to let the Tower guns be
turned on the traitors.But it did not cause her to change her plans.She
was bewildered and angry but also hurt.She had shown mercy and
forgiveness and was rewarded by rebellion.The queen
was exhorted to ensure his safety.She must do this by punishing
the rebels so none would dare rebel again.Renard's advice was supported by Mary's
council.Wyatt had been supported by the vanished Henry Grey.But he gained little support.He apparently hid in a tree trunk or under some
hay; accounts vary.Later, rumors spread that he had proclaimed Jane
queen during his ride through the midlands.This was untrue but
it didn't matter.Jane had once been queen and, as Mary's
advisors put it, she would be the figurehead of any Protestant
plot.To this, Renard added that
Philip could not arrive until the Protestant threat had been
destroyed.Mary, who so hated executing her cousin,
tried one last time to save her soul.He was given a few days to sway Jane
to the Catholic faith.Feckenham's work had delayed the executions
until Monday 12 February.Meanwhile, Jane was also preparing to
die with as much grace and dignity she could summon.She chose
her dress, composed her speech, and appointed the two members of her
household who would accompany her and dispose of her body.She
sent a letter to her sister Catherine and one to her father (brought to
the Tower on 10 February.But she did not write to
her mother nor did Frances attempt to visit her or her husband.But there is no
evidence the story is true.Jane did watch her husband's
execution.Jane stood
by her window and watched as he went to his death.Guildford died
with great courage and dignity and, when the cart rolled past carrying
his corpse, Jane muttered his name and a comment about 'the bitterness
of death.Perhaps she realized that he had been a victim,
too.She
wore the same black outfit she had worn at her trial.Sir John Brydges, the
lieutenant of the Tower.Since she was a princess of royal blood, her
execution was private.At the steps of the scaffold, she greeted
Feckenham: 'God grant you all your desires and accept my own hearty
thanks for all your attention to me.Although indeed, those attentions
have tried me more than death can now terrify me.She then ascended
the steps and addressed the crowd.She admitted she had committed
treason when she accepted the crown but 'I do wash my hands in
innocency, before God and the face of you, good Christian people this
day.She wrung her hands and asked that they witness her death,
and affirm that she died a good Christian.Protestants, unlike Catholics, did not believe in
prayers for the dead.She then knelt and asked Feckenham, 'Shall
I say this psalm?English and
he followed her in Latin.She
then rose to her feet and completed her final duties.She stepped back and 'desired him to leave her
alone.Next, the
executioner knelt before her and begged her forgiveness.This,
too, was a custom and one Jane had expected.Now there was nothing to do but end it
all.The executioner asked her to stand upon the straw.She whispered, 'I
pray you despatch me quickly,' and began to kneel.Her arms flailed about for
several moments and she cried out, 'What shall I do?He guided her hands to the block.The executioner then lifted her head and said, 'So
perish all the Queen's enemies.Behold, the head of a traitor.It was the end of Lady Jane Grey.Vincula since the church had recently become Catholic
again.Feckenham was forced to go to court for the
permission.Her attendants kept watch, though they were not
allowed to cover the corpse.Queen
Elizabeth I, Jane was celebrated as a martyr to her faith and she
remains one of the most famous queens of England.Visit Sarah's
lovely tribute to Lady Jane Grey; it's a wonderful website.My favorite biographies of Lady Jane Grey are
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